About us
A trusted voice to tackle global transformations
About DNV
We are the independent expert in assurance and risk management. Driven by our purpose, to safeguard life, property, and the environment, we empower our customers and their stakeholders with facts and reliable insights so that critical decisions can be made with confidence. As a trusted voice for many of the world’s most successful organizations, we use our knowledge to advance safety and performance, set industry benchmarks, and inspire and invent solutions to tackle global transformations.We are the world’s leading classification society and a recognized advisor for the maritime industry. We deliver world-renowned testing, certification and technical advisory services to the energy value chain including renewables, oil and gas, and energy management. We are one of the world’s leading certification bodies, helping businesses assure the performance of their organizations, products, people, facilities and supply chains.
We are also a world-leading provider of digital solutions for managing risk and improving safety and asset performance for ships, pipelines, processing plants, offshore structures, electric grids, smart cities and more. Our open industry assurance platform Veracity, cyber security and software solutions support business-critical activities across many industries, including maritime, energy and healthcare.
DNV GL becomes DNV
On 1 March 2021 DNV GL became DNV. Find answers to frequently asked questions about how the name change will happen and what the change will mean for you. You can also read the press release, or contact us with additional questions or comments.
Our Purpose, Vision and Values
Since 1864, our Purpose has been to safeguard life, property, and the environment. Our Vision is to be a trusted voice to tackle global transformations. Our Values are beliefs that shape our performance; these ideals are the behaviours expected of all employees in DNV:
We care for each other, our customers, our planet, and we take care of ourselves.
We dare to explore, to experiment, to be different, and to be courageous, curious and creative.
We share our experience and knowledge. We collaborate with each other and our customers, and we continue to grow and develop as a result.
DNV in brief
Driven by its purpose of safeguarding life, property and the environment, DNV enables organizations to advance the safety and sustainability of their business. We provide classification and technical assurance along with software and independent expert advisory services to the maritime, oil & gas and energy industries. We also provide certification services to customers across a wide range of industries. Operating in more than 100 countries, our 15,000 professionals are dedicated to helping our customers make the world safer, smarter and greener.
Our organization
Read about how our organization is structured
Our history
The common history of DNV goes all the way back to 1864. Read more about our journey.
The merger
As of 12 September 2013, DNV and GL have merged to form DNV.
Our Executive Committee
See an overview of our executive committee team here.
Our Board of Directors
The Board of Directors for DNV Group AS.
Corporate governance
Here you can find a description of the DNV governance model
Key figures
See key figures from DNV. The latest numbers are from the 2015 half year financial report.
It's time to take a broader view
- to address increased complexity. An introduction to DNV's services.
Research and development
Companies rely on our impartial insights to navigate current and future technology trends and we help qualify and assure bleeding-edge technologies. We invest 5% of our revenue every year in research and development.